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Pair it first with Reach and Muscular Tissue and test that relationship in the Chonk Body Slam route. Check Beak, Leech, Snout, Trunk, and other mouth-slot conflicts before committing.
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Trunk public records: 5. Starting genetic coverage is 4/5, and numeric result coverage is 2/5. The most repeated related routes are Pressure 20 Complete, Social Pack, Endless Extinction.
Pair it first with Reach and Muscular Tissue and test that relationship in the Chonk Body Slam route. Check Beak, Leech, Snout, Trunk, and other mouth-slot conflicts before committing.
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A late-June Wounded clear says a small evade shell finally worked once the run found armor, a gold Trunk hit around 120, and a few Tail-style ally buffs, even though regeneration only appeared later from Chaos Fruit.
Read guideA late-June Stoner convert post says the player finally beat Pressure 12 after moving from hating the attack to building around it, with Bullseye or Chosen as the best genetics and a dash-then-throw rhythm that lets the hit land cleanly on the way out.
Read guideA June community comment records a Spawn of Chaos route that cleared Pressure 20 and pushed into Extinction 8 as a huge Trunk build with 999 HP and about 89 plating.
Read guideA screenshot-backed all-challenges completion post says Minimalist and Scavenger remained strong finishers, with Unintelligent Design solved in about 6-8 attempts by leaning on Minimalist, Fibroblasts or Hump, and a decent attack like Trunk.
Read guideA high-pressure route record built around early Prey direction, Ruminant after the first boss, Burrower or Courting for survival windows, and charm or burrow control before the final boss.
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